鱼露

魚露

yúlù

noun

Measure Word

一瓶鱼露 píng

Meanings

1 fish sauce

Characters

liquid extract; dew

Examples

越南菜离不开鱼露。

Yuènán cài lí bù kāi yúlù.

Vietnamese food cannot be made without fish sauce.

潮汕人做菜也常用鱼露代替盐。

Cháoshàn rén zuò cài yě cháng yòng yúlù dàitì yán.

Chaoshan cooks also often use fish sauce in place of salt.

Tips

culture

Most associated in Chinese usage with Vietnamese (nước mắm) and Thai (น้ำปลา) cooking, but also a staple of Chaoshan and Fujianese cuisine — fermented anchovy brine used as a salting and umami-giving condiment. 露 here means 'distilled liquid', the same 露 as in 玫瑰露 (rose extract).

Stroke Order

鱼 yú

露 lù